THURSDAY'S TERMINOLOGY

[selmaS]

list names of tests...conditions.....medical terms ect.....and those who can offer the definition.This will be a reference  for  chiari and related conditions.

ie: EDS= EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME

EDS is a genetic connective tissue disorder characterized by joint pain and hypermobility, strechy delicate skin, or fragile vessels and organs prone to rupture.People with EDS have these unstable joints, fragile skin, or vascular problems, because of a genetic defect in their connective tissue.

someone else can add to this by adding symptoms....ect...

If someone does not understand the verbage , we change it until we all understand! If u have a term u do not know....post it...we will try and figure it out.I can't say we can...only we will try.

[selmaS]

  How about this week?

[selmaS]

  Ne one have medical terms for this week?

[selmaS]

  DD and DH are not medical terms, but abbreviations for dear daughter and dear husband...just computer shorthand- here is a link to our list...u can also find it in the welcome message-http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Neurological%20Disorders/Acronyms-and-computer-short-hand/show/509?cid=186

IH... it stands for intercranial Hypertension also known as PTC pseudotumor cerebri. this is when there is either too much CSF fluid and ur body can not absorb it or, ur body just is not absorbing the CSF properly....meds are used first to see if this can rectify the situation, if not, surgery to place a shut- tubing to divert the excess fluids to another  area of the body where the fluids can more easily be absorbed.

[deatrapurplern]

DD, DH

[deatrapurplern]

IH?

[selmaS]

  Bumping up for someone to post a term they want explained......

Or if someone has a term they would like to explain to us about chiari or related conditions.

[selmaS]

  Cerebellar ectopia is a term used by radiologists to describe cerebellar tonsils that are "low lying" but that do not meet the radiographic criteria for definition as  Chiari Malformation.


It is important to be aware that cerebellar ectopia may be
symptom-less until adult life* and that it may be present without
any bony abnormality of the skull or spine.

[aimsela]

Cereballar Ectopia

[selmaS]

  Bumping up for neone to add a term they want to understand  or explain.....

[selmaS]

  I found a new term prolotherapy this is a pain therapy.

It is used to cause inflammation as our body  using injections into the affected tendons/ligaments....for those with EDS it is said to help tighten up the tendon.

[selmaS]

   It isn't the term, but what is the cause of the ICP or IIH...they are the same thing, but can develop from different sources.

  Many Drs that Dx IIH or ICP( old term)  believe that it develops as a result of being overweight....but some develop IIH and are thin...so, it is not always the case...but those with some extra lbs will be told to lose weight instead of the Dr finding the root cause.....

  Chiari can cause a blockage  and it can appear to be IIH, but once the flow is restored this may resolve....

But some that never had IIH may develop it post op...there is no known cause...this is y there is an extra I...IIH and not just IH...the extra I stands for idopathic which means unknown reason.

  Hope this helps

  "selma"

[zygy2]

I am curious about Pseudotumor vs. IH?  Any idea what is different.  I noticed we have someone posting about the pseudotumor and I know I have read that you should lose weight to help that... (which sounds a bit weird).  I know it is different from Chiari but don't understand How the high pressure from too much fluid is different from the pressure from pseudotumor?? My question is probably confusing but it seems the two terms are used interchangeably.  Obviously the one thing I can come up with is that a head producing too much fluid isn't going to be helped by weight loss :)  

[selmaS]

  Thanks Ray...that  is a newer term for this forum : )

[rod44]

Polyneuropathy
is a neurological disorder that occurs when many peripheral nerves throughout the body malfunction simultaneously. It may be acute and appear without warning, or chronic and develop gradually over a longer period of time. Many polyneuropathies have both motor and sensory involvement; some also involve dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. These disorders are often symmetric and frequently affect the feet and hands, causing weakness, loss of sensation, pins-and-needle sensations or burning pain

[selmaS]

  Ne 1 have a medical term they would like explained??? or that u would like to share?

[selmaS]

  This is for medical terms...not just abbreviations...we do have a page in the health pages for that.

  http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Neurological%20Disorders/Acronyms-and-computer-short-hand/show/509?cid=186

  If u have a medical term u do not know we would like to get a thread going so we can create a health page for them as well : )

[linnielou232]

This this thread for me LOL..... I have written down most of the abbrev. I just had to tell you this put a smile on my face, but this will be nice for the one's who have just started using this site.  At first I felt lost.  Now I understand abbrev. so much better all because of all of you ... Thanks.:)

[selmaS]

  Post terms here u do not know,...we will try to keep all terms in one place for reference.....

[selmaS]

     Post terms here u do not know,...we will try to keep all terms in one place for reference.....

[selmaS]

  What medical terms do we use here that u would like us to explain.....or ones ur Drs use that u would like to understand?????

   We will try to explain what we know.....